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Scam of the day – March 14, 2026 – Gas Pump Skimmers Surge as Many Stations Still Lack EMV Chip Readers

Summary by Scamicide
In 2020 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)  issued a warning about the dangers presented by skimmers on gas pumps.  I have warned you about the dangers of skimmers for many years.   Skimmers are small electronic devices that are easily installed by an identity thief on gas pumps, ATMs and other card reading devices.  The skimmer steals all of the information from old style magnetic strip credit card or debit cards which then enables the identity…
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Scamicide broke the news in on Saturday, March 14, 2026.
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